by Sydney Smith on Feb 10, 2020
3 News Outlets Misidentify Black politicians
The BBC, the UK Evening Standard and Getty Images all mislabeled photos of black politicians. According to the Guardian, the...
Photojournalism Ethics
by Sydney Smith on Mar 29, 2020
Toronto Star used old stock photo with new Coronavirus story
The Toronto Star removed a stock photo from an article about coronavirus after one of the people pictured complained. Why?...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 03, 2020
CBS uses Italian hospital footage in NYC coronavirus report
CBS News used a video footage from an Italian hospital room in a story on the coronavirus pandemic in New...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 21, 2020
Daily Mirror used photo of children at school club with story on poverty
The Daily Mirror published a "misleading" photograph of two children to accompany a report last summer about a food program...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 25, 2020
OK to publish photos, video of car accident in small community, NZ regulator rules
It wasn't an invasion of privacy or offensive for a local news site to publish photos of a car and...
by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2020
Why Globe and Mail is naming Nova Scotia shooter
The Globe and Mail is naming the shooter who killed 22 Canadians in a mass shooting in Nova Scotia in...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2020
CNN Indonesia uses picture of actor instead of Kim Jong Un
CNN Indonesia used a photo of a South Korean actor, Hyun Bin, with a news story about North Korea's leader,...
by Sydney Smith on May 08, 2020
Nigerian newspaper mixed up 2 politicians, said wrong one was dead
The Sun newspaper in Nigeria reported that a former prominent politician died. But, that was a mistake. According to a...
by Sydney Smith on May 10, 2020
BBC Wales uses picture of historic house in Ramadan report
BBC Wales used a photo of Brighton Pavilion with a news story on Ramadan, as if the building were a...